Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-04-28

The House After a Long D0Oabe VVtea
to Remove the County Seat From
LitchfeId-New Milford and Winsted
to be Made Half shire TOwns-The
October Session Senator walsh
Makes HIS RepOrt-Putnam's Memo
rial TO Get Fifteen Hundred Dollars
The Arbitration BilI Indefinitely
Postponed.
HARTFORD, April 81.
ESPECIAL to the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
In the Senate this morning Senator Walsh
was appointed on behalf of the Senate on thu
special committee on final adjournment, thu
resolution for which passed the House. Sen
ator Leach was appointed on a conference
committee on the bill regulating the praetic
of medicine The dairy commissioner bill
came back from the House with an amend
ment limiting the extra expense to $l,0OU
The Senate eoncurred.
$1,000 APPROPRIATED.
The Senate passed the resolution appropri
ating 81 500 for a memorial on the 1srae
Putnam camp ground in Redding. The res
olution was explained by Senators Cole ane
Allen.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
Bill providing for boards of arbitration il
labor matters. Senator Bates explained thu
bill at length. He said the bill was satisfac
tory to the labor element of the State. Sen.
ator Walsh moved for the indefinite post
ponement, which was carried unanimously
PASSED IN CONCURRENCE.
The bill amending chapter 40 of the public
acts of 1885 was passed in concurrence. Thii
defines what firemen shall be exempt from
poll tax.
INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Bill placing trust and investment compa
MES under the supervision of the bank com
missionsrs, and providing for deputy tc
examine them, was explained by Senator
Hutchins and passed.
OCTOBER SESSION.
Senator Walsh reported from the judiciary
committee that they had not had time t.
consider the revision of the statutes. The
committee reported resolutions providing
for an October session-recess to be taken IL
May to the first Wednesday in DC
tober, and the laws of this session
to be incorporated into the revi
sion by the revision commission. Theil
work will be handed over to a special com
mission to be composed of the mem
beers of the present judiciary com
mittee, who, when the October session opens
will report the complete revision to the legis
lature. The revision will, in the ordinary
course of business, be referred by both houses
to the Judiciary committee, who, having al
ready EXAMINED 1t as members Oh Lu0 SpcC1a
commission, will report it back inn mediately
The revision will then be enacted into law
and the session need not exceed day or two
The resolutions were tabled in the Senate, tc
be taken up in the regular order.
MATTERS IN THE HOUSE.
An effort was made to, have the 30 pei
cent. grade crossing bill recalled from the
Senate this morning to be reconsidered, but
the motion was lost. All the bills relating
to grade crossings have been made the spe-
cial order for tomorrow (Thursday) at II
O'Clock. The House passed the bill provid-
ing for the parade of the Connecticut Ma
tional Guard and it's $4,000 amendment.
Representative Andrews made short speech
in opposition, but it had no effect. He was
the only one in opposition.
oH1o's CENTENNIAL.
Tine bill providing that the Speaker of the
House shall have the power to appoint q
committee of eight of its members to attend
the centennial of the State of Ohio, and ap-
propriating So, 500 to deifay the expenses,
caused much talk. Representative Gum, of
Milford, spoke strongly in favor and related
The interesting historical connections exist
ing between Connecticut and Ohio. Repre-
sentative Andrews YVES bitterly opposel.
The resolution passed, however.
THE LITcHFIELD COUNTY SEAT.
The bill relating to the change of the loca-
ton of the Superior court and Jail in Litch-
field county caused long discussion. A
majority of the committee reported favorably
on the bill creating half shire towns at New
Milford and Winsted. Mr.. Thompson, Of
East Haven, end Mr.. Scott, of Pennington,
presented minority report demonstrating
against removing the county seat from Itch.
field. Mr.. Thompson argued that Litchheld
was no more inaccessible than it had been fol
100 years, and that in consequence of the ex-
tension of the Shepaug railroad, which Yves
now assured, Litchfeld would soon have ad-
mirable railroad connections. Mr.. Mower,
of Roxbury, protested against the proposed
change, and said that Roxbury people were
all opposed to the removal of the county seat
from old Litchfeld.
Representative Shepard of Old Saybrook,
a member of the committee, said he did not
expect to hear the arguments made by coun-
sci employed by Litch6eld repeated by Mr..
Thompson. He then said be wanted to cor
rect the story that had been circulated to
the effect that his committee had at first
been opposed to the change, but had sudden
ly been converted. The implied charge was
false. The young man from East Haven
had been very active in opposing the change
whether he had been seen or not he did not
know, but he knew that after full hearing
all but two members of the committee vot-
ed, without consultation, in favor of making
a change.
Representative Marsh, Of Winsted, gave
q historical sketch of Litehfeld county, and
showed that majority of the residents of
that county would bemuch better accommo-
dated if the proposed change was made.
A recess was taken until two p. NJ, after
further discussion, when the debate was re-
sumed.
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.